Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cairn - radial-stone cairn
Knockaroura, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockaroura
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.11649, -8.61924
- SMR number
- CO033-065001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On NE summit of Knockaroura. Remains of cairn (diam. c. 14.5m N-S, 13.5m E-W; H 0.5m), 1.5m inside perimeter of which stand series of radially set stones (0.55m-0.9m H). Old trigonometrical cairn (diam. 5m; H 1m) dominates N section. Traces of possible second cairn 20m to SW represented by spread of stones (5m x 4m; H 0.5m-1m). Possible third cairn recorded 70m to NE (11808).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Kerb circleunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.